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No revenue generally means the project eventually gets abandoned or relegated to spare time because people gotta eat. So yeah I'd say it's a bad thing. I'm all
by danenania 3y ago
No revenue generally means the project eventually gets abandoned or relegated to spare time because people gotta eat. So yeah I'd say it's a bad thing.
I'm all for quality engineering. I'm just saying that if your whole plan for a new product is "quality engineering", then you have no plan at all. The horse needs to come before the cart.
- uoaei 3y agoEven couching the output as a "product" begs the question. It comes with a whole set of connotations around what's expected in and from such an effort. What you're describing is a tragedy of the commons from the perspective of social and civilizational benefit. I agree that's what it is, but I think we should be more careful before justifying it.
- danenania 3y agoThat's fine for theoretical discussions. The poster I was replying to implies that their goal is to sell a product and make money, so I was speaking to that.